Author attempted to raise some valid points not answered by the published studies of the Reading Research Foundation and questioned the wisdom of the editors who allowed such research to be published in their journals. (Author/RK)

Described is a method to assist developers of mathematics programs to make formative evaluations. The method involves periodic achievement testing via item sampling. Details of item construction, periodic testing, and profile construction are given in a discussion of how this method was applied to modify a sixth-grade mathematics program. (JP)

Discusses the uses and learning effectiveness of microform materials and equipment. (RK)

Results, depending upon which measure is accepted as a criterion, could support either side of the familiar controversy as to the effectiveness of psychotherapy. (Authors)

Results indicated that the children's behavior had an effect upon the parents, with mothers and fathers interacting more and being more controlling when the children were dependent. (Authors)

Methods used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress project for regularly collecting census-like information in ten subject areas on the knowledges, skills, understandings, and attitudes of nine-, thirteen-, seventeen-year olds, and young adults. Article deals with the areas of reading, literature, and writing. (RB) Aspect of National…

Article concentrates on historians who are becoming proficient in utilizing computer technology for research purposes. (RK)

Existing item response data on three achievement tests were used to compare the use of two sequential testing procedures with conventional testing for purposes of dichotomous decisions on each of the three dimensions. (Author/AG)

Results are discussed in terms of why children of the same age fail to conserve number in the standard conservation task and how complex number concepts might develop. (Author)

The logical extension of results may be valuable in adding to our understanding of the variety of phenomena involving mediational processes, such as transposition, reversal and nonreversal shifts, imagery, concept formation, word meaning, and the effectiveness of verbal stimuli in discrimination and generalization. (Authors)

Rewritten and shortened version of presentation given at a symposium of the American Psychological Association meeting, New York, New York, 1966. (MS)

In examining considerations in determining sample sizes for factor analyses, attention was given to the effects of outliers; the standard error of correlations, and their effect on factor structure; sample heterogeneity; and the misuse of rules of thumb for sample sizes. (Author)

Provides an overview of a longitudinal, prospective, multivariate adoption study of behavioral development and discusses the results of analyses of cognitive measures and environmental assessments as examples of the types of information that can emerge from a design of this sort. (Author/RH)

The ability for high future performance in English, French, Physics, and Mathematics was examined in 13-year-old students in 11 British comprehensive schools. Among results are that most high performers on 0-level examinations were also nominated by subject teachers as high performers. (Author/MC)